The car show room in Wareham may be the only one in the U.S. where you can't purchase what's on the floor.

“If a guy wants to build his own car, he comes to us,” said David Smith.

Smith founded Factory Five in 1995 in a two car garage in Dartmouth. Today it has become the world’s largest manufacturer of component car kits.

"We build the products, the frame, the chassis, the suspension, the body shapes. We do all of the hard work for the guy that wants to build their own car,” said Smith.

Everything except the engine, transmission and rear end are manufactured and produced at the Wareham plant. What shows up at your front door is an un-painted fiberglass body and frame and a whole lot of parts waiting to be assembled.

"It's the shock absorbers, suspensions, fuel lines, the break lines, the battery lines, the trim, the door hinges, the lights. Touch something and we ship it,” said Smith.

There are five different car styles to choose from, and with that the individual customization is virtually endless. No two cars are ever the same. Nearly 500 orders go out the door each year.

Smith’s family has a history of manufacturing. His great grandfather was a blacksmith.

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The irony here: 100 years ago it was the automobile industry that squeezed out the horse drawn carriage.

Today, it's a different type of horsepower that has now put his descendants back on the road to success.

"We're modern blacksmiths. We're using tools that are modern but we're still doing the same craft and do my father said you guys have come full circle. The car that put us out of business brought us back in," said Smith.

If you'd love to own a kit car from Factory 5 Racing but don't have the time or know how to build one yourself, there may be good news just down the road.

Federal legislation is in the works that will allow Factory Five to build one for you.

As a "specialty" car maker the company would be restricted to building around 300 cars a year.